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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Dr's Note?

When I heard the news about thousands of teachers missing school to attend protest rallies outside the Wisconsin State Capitol, I thought "Wow! must be a full employment day for substitute teachers". Not so. I read that they just closed all the schools for lack of teachers. It's just one less potential "payday" for all WI substitute teachers.

How does one just skip work without a valid excuse and not get fired? Here's how the Madison teachers did it:

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As a substitute teacher, I would probably not cross the picket line to work even if I had the opportunity ... they are fighting for the bargaining rights I want to have when I get a full-time teaching job.